Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.

1. ICJ upholds whaling ban

Japan has said it will not quit the International Court of Justice after the UN’s top court ruled its Southern Ocean hunting program illegal.

Last night the ICJ upheld Australia’s case and demanded Japan cease its whaling program in the Antarctic “with immediate effect”.

Japan has said that it will abide by the decision despite deep disappointment.

For more read this post here.

2. Search for MH370

News overnight from Malaysia’s Defence and acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein that the last words from the cockpit of MH370 before it disappeared from civilian radar were actually, “Good night, Malaysian three seven zero”, not “all right, good night” as reported for the past three weeks.

The Minister also said that Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will travel to Perth on Wednesday, to see the search effort firsthand.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that the orange objects spotted yesterday in the ocean were not a part of MH370.

3. Alex McKinnon

In news that has shocked Australia’s sporting community, twenty-two year old Newcastle Knights back-rower Alex McKinnon has been told he may never walk again – and will live life as a quadriplegic after a tackle injured him eight days ago.

For more read this post here “Alex McKinnon told he may never walk again.”

4. AFP decline to help PNG police

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the AFP have declined to assist in the investigation into the death of asylum seeker Reza Barati on Manus Island in February.

PNG police have asked for help but the request has been declined, an AFP spokesman said, as they have no operational jurisdiction in PNG.

5. Breastfeeding mum given ticket

A young mother breastfeeding her baby has been given a parking ticket after she pulled to the side of the road to feed her infant.

The mother, from Blackpool in the UK said that her 5-month old was screaming and she pulled over to feed her in a taxi rank when she was photographed by a warden and given a ticket.

6. Elite school expels students

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that an exclusive Sydney boy’s school, Trinity Grammar, has expelled eight boys from year 8 after a drug-related incident in November last year on the school grounds.

7. Police believe body to be French student.

Police in Brisbane have said they believe the body of a woman found on the banks of the Brisbane River is that of a French student who has been living in Brisbane for a year.

Police say the attack which killed the woman was a ‘serious assault’.

8. Downer appointed to top gig

Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has announced that Alexander Downer has been appointed high commissioner to London.

The announcement prematurely ends the term of former South Australian Labor premier Mike Rann who will now be ambassador to Italy.

9. Stolen crocodile

Kids’ Force manager Belinda Murray said the crocodile, named Barney, was an angry croc who was not afraid to bite.

He was stolen from an outside tank. The NT News report that the kids are devastated.

10. Students hindered by computer access

A submission to the review into the national curriculum has heard that many children are hindered as the curriculum unfairly assumes all students can do their homework using a computer.

The Smith Family have said in their submission that one in five children do not have access to the internet at home, and that figure rises to one-third of children aged 5 to fourteen in the most disadvantaged families.

“Curriculum, schools, teachers and educational systems now tend to assume that all children and young people have access to resources such as computers and the internet, but our analysis and experience working with disadvantaged families shows this is clearly not the case,” its submission said.

11. Boy bodybuilder

An eight-year old boy’s image is going viral after his hero bodybuilder Frank Medrano shared a picture of the eight-year-old on Facebook.

The boy is being called a ‘bodybuilding sensation’.

Brandon Blake from Ireland is not actually a bodybuilder – but a gymnast who says he prefers jumping on his trampoline than playing with toys.

12. Mums make the best spies

We already knew this — but it has been confirmed by a top British spy, who has told The Times that mothers make great spies because of their ability to understand emotions and to multitask.

“They [the terrorists] have mothers, sisters, daughters,” said the intelligence agent, who is married with young kids.

“I think they [women] are bloody good spies,” she said.

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